Senate Votes In Favor (93-1) Of Increasing The Size of the War Machine by 30,000 Troops

[Orwellian_Ghost]

Statement of Purpose: To provide authority to increase Army active-duty end strengths for fiscal year 2010 as well as fiscal year 2011 and 2012.

Vote Counts:
YEAs 93

NAYs 1

Not Voting 6

http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00236

This bill makes no provision for funding the increase but will leave the Obama Administration facing yet another “emergency funding” bill. During the campaign President Obama condemned the Bush Administration for using emergency funding to pay for the wars, and promised after submitting the previous one that it would be their last.

[rucky]

1. The only issue they seem to find common ground on.

:puke:

[netania99]

2. Feingold - the one "nay"

Love him ...

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

3. I love you Russ.

[Solly Mack]

4. Wonder why the not voting didn't vote

Yay for the Nay!

[katandmoon]

5. Obama: Health coverage = must be funding neutral. War machine = deficit away!

[harun]

7. Helps middle/lower class = funding neutral. Protects corporate profit machine and

the super rich = what's a deficit? HAH, those don't matter.

[harun]

6. God bless you Russ.

[jody]

8. Troop increase will allow Obama/Gates to go where no man has gone before, conquer Afghanistan.

because

[spanone]

9. we can't afford healthcare, but that military shit is A-OK.....no questions asked

[sinkingfeeling]

10. So how are the Bluedogs going to deal with this?

[bdamomma]

11. if they stop funding these "wars" maybe the people would have

Health care, and their loved ones back home where they should be.

[HOLOS]

12. US Congress owned by Military-Industrial-AIPAC